The annual general meeting of EADT eV took place in Berlin on November 29, 2019. Together with members, the board discussed the association's goals, values, tasks and plans.
The focus of the association's work at EADT eV is the exchange between dental technology, dentistry, science and dental technology. Andreas Kunz (President eV) emphasized at the annual general meeting that the specialist society has a clear task in mind: the symbiosis of scientific findings and practical application. Dentists and dental technicians should be supported in their everyday work with evidence-based know-how. The association fulfills this task together with members from practice, laboratory and university. We work together with other specialist societies, publishers and the dental industry; because they are all part of dentistry/dental technology. This cohesion and commonalities are what define the club's work. Current articles (dental materials science and application technology, contributions from practice and laboratory) are regularly published on the EADT eV website. Members receive regular newsletters, benefit from a lively network, can actively participate in the club's work and take part in TEAM DAY for a reduced ticket fee. In addition, a variety of specialist documents (e.g. step-by-step instructions for practice and laboratory) are available as PDFs for free download on the website.
TEAM DAY 2020
In addition to club figures, data and facts, the TEAM-DAY 2020 was an important focus of the 2019 annual general meeting. The TEAM-DAY as a “congress format” was created in order to live the work and goals of EADT eV on stage. The first TEAM DAY in 2018 was successful. The second round will take place in 2020. The EADT board put together the program carefully. The speaker teams come from universities as well as from practice and laboratories. The general term for the 2nd TEAM DAY is “KontroVers”. The speakers will work on their topic from different perspectives. Andreas Kunz emphasized the conscious decision of EADT eV to offer the TEAM DAY without sponsorship or support from industry in order to ensure the greatest possible independence and neutrality. TEAM-DAY is an independent, self-sufficient event for dentists, dental technicians, dental technologists, scientists and industry: by everyone for everyone!
Looking forward!
EADT eV will continue to actively promote successful collaboration between the various professions (dentists, dental technicians, dental technologists, scientists). The annual general meeting provided new impetus. Inspiring ideas for conveying specialist knowledge (e.g. moving images) as well as exciting concepts and interesting formats for exchange with one another will determine the future of EADT eV.